Will Smith Wows Cruise, Not China
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
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We give China our Fresh Prince, and all it exports in return is hate (and lead-painted toys).
The nation's recent ban on Will Smith's latest sure-to-be-blockbuster I am Legend had the A-lister's ego bruised at a recent red carpet premiere in NYC. "I was over there recently. I had a few meetings with the head of the Chinese film commission, who came back from Hong Kong. I'm trying to get an understanding of the types of films that will work over there. I sat with Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow while I was there to help figure it all out. Honestly, it's too big a part of the world not to have a Will Smith movie," Smith roared to reporters. "They don't know what they're missing!"